Consuming green tea is associated with a reduced risk of death from heart disease as well as from all-cause mortality. Researchers followed 40,530 Japanese adults up to 11 years. The results indicated that individuals who consumed the most green tea had lower death rates from cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to subjects who consumed the least green tea (less than 1 cup/day). Women who drank ≥ 5 cups/day of green tea had a 31% lower risk of dying from CVD and a 23% lower risk of mortality from all causes than women who drank <1 cup/day. Those who drank 1 to 2 cups/day or 3 to 4 cups/day green tea had a 2% and 18% reduced risk of all-cause mortality, respectively. Corresponding risk reductions in CVD were 16% and 31%. The protective effect of green tea was stronger in women than in men. In men who drank ≥ 5 cups/day of green tea, all-cause mortality rate was noted to fall by 12%. Men who drank 1 to 2 cups/day or 3 to 4 cups/day green tea had a 7% and 5% reduced risk of all cause-mortality, respectively. Green tea consumption was not associated with a reduction in cancer mortality. (51)
